What is the Transamerica Advisory Annuity?

Building a solid financial foundation is the first step to living your best life in retirement. An annuity may be a smart option to help you achieve your goals. The Transamerica Advisory Annuity℠ offers some of the best annuity features — such as the opportunity to grow your money tax-deferred over time and generate income for life — at an attractive price point. 

Make the most of your investment

Lower costs

Average annual costs and fees are more than 70% lower than the industry average, helping you maximize your investor dollars.

Tax deferral

Pay no taxes until you take withdrawals. Until then, your entire investment can be focused on growth potential, including non-taxed investment changes. That's more of your money working for you.

No hidden or early cancellation fees

Take advantage of additional flexibility and savings with no built-in commissions or surrender charges for early cancellation or withdrawals.

Sound investment choices

Tap into the expertise of well-known money managers with investment options and portfolios designed with your goals in mind.

Stability

Have confidence knowing you’re getting an annuity issued by a highly rated insurer.

Protection for loved ones

Plan a legacy with the opportunity to provide an optional death benefit for your heirs.

You deserve the freedom to choose

This variable annuity may help you make the most of your investing dollars and the tax benefits in multiple ways. 

Key features

Investment options 

A comprehensive investment lineup from recognized money managers. 

Optional automatic asset rebalancing 

Maintains your chosen asset allocation by automatically transferring money between investments on a regular basis without generating a taxable event.1

Dollar cost averaging 

Dollar cost averaging allows you to invest gradually but consistently over time. Generally, you’ll buy more when prices are low and less when prices are high, potentially lowering the average cost of your overall investment.2

Transfers 

You can make unlimited transfers between subaccounts each year during accumulation without paying a fee.  

Annuitization 

With an annuitized policy, you can receive guaranteed lifetime payments through a variety of payment schedules and options. 

Policy value 

Our lower cost death benefit option will pay beneficiaries the policy value when we receive proof of death. 

Return of premium 

Our guaranteed death benefit option will pay beneficiaries the total of all premiums paid, less any adjusted partial withdrawals. 

Details

Issue age 
Policy Value Death Benefit: 0–95 
Return of Premium Death Benefit: 0–75

Minimum initial premium 
$1,000 (Qualified) 
$5,000 (Nonqualified) 

Minimum subsequent premiums 
$50 

Maximum subsequent premiums (per policy year after 1st policy anniversary) 
$25,000 (Nonqualified), Lesser of $60,000 or IRS contribution limit (Qualified) 

Maximum cumulative premiums 
Policy Value Death Benefit: $5 million (issue ages 0–95) without prior approval 
Return of Premium Death Benefit: $1 million (issue ages 0–75) without prior approval 

Annual mortality and expense fee and administrative charge (M&E&A) 
0.27% (Policy Value Death Benefit) 
0.47% (Return of Premium Death Benefit) 

Annual service charge  
$25 (Lesser of current service charge or 2% of policy value) 
The service charge will be waived if the policy value or premiums less withdrawals is equal to or greater than $25,000. 

Withdrawal amount available without surrender charge 
Unlimited 

No surrender charges 

Investment option management fee 
Please see prospectus for details. 

A variable annuity may help enhance your portfolio

Why consider a variable annuity

Build extra retirement savings and an excellent source of income in retirement.

Why Transamerica Advisory Annuity?

Get tax-deferred growth and tax-advantaged legacy planning.

Product brochure 

Explore a versatile solution that locks in death benefits. 

Product fact sheet

Discover lower cost investing with no surrender charges. 

As easy as 1, 2, 3

Open your Transamerica Advisory Annuity in three simple steps.

Step 3

Once you’ve completed your application, choose how you would like to submit it.

Email: annuitynewbusiness@transamerica.com

Fax:  844-252-1057

Mail:
Transamerica
6400 C Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499

What's next?

We’ll contact you with any questions we may have about your application. Once you receive your policy in the mail, create a user login to review and manage your annuity contract online.

Need additional support?

Contact our annuity education team.

If you’re a VVA policyholder

This is for our Transamerica VVA policyholders, formerly the Vanguard Variable Annuity, issued and administered by Transamerica.

Important information

Vanguard owns and possesses all rights in the name "Vanguard Variable Annuity." 

The Transamerica Value Variable Annuity℠ may be known as the Vanguard Variable Annuity, issued and administered by Transamerica, in your state. All guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company. 

Withdrawals of taxable amounts are subject to ordinary income tax and may be subject to a 10% additional federal tax if withdrawn before age 59½. 

The preceding information should not be considered to be, and does not constitute, personalized investment advice. It is intended for educational and informational purposes only. 

The Transamerica Advisory Annuity is a direct-response variable annuity that cannot be purchased based on the advice or recommendation of Transamerica or other financial professionals. 

All policies, living benefits, and forms may vary by state, and may not be available in all states. ICC19 TPVA11IC-0819, ICC19 TRMD12IC-0819, TRMD1200-0819, FRMD12NY-0819, TPVA11FL-0819, and FPVA11NY-0819.